 Lobbying Practices of Citizens’ Groups in ChinaEmina Popović SAGE Open, 2017, vol. 7, issue 2, 2158244017713554 Abstract: As previous research indicates, some advocacy groups in China work hard to represent their members and to have their voice heard in the policy-making process. However, little is known about how those groups influence decision-making, what channels they use, and what they offer in exchange for access. This study is thus designed to provide better insight into political activities of citizens’ groups and to set the stage for testing plausible hypotheses on interest representation in China. To increase understanding of advocacy groups’ interactions with policy makers and their endeavours to mobilize the public over policy issues, 38 interviews were conducted. The interviews revealed that even though citizens’ groups extensively use their resources as access goods in exchange for participation in policy-making, public backing for their policy positions is considered even more important for accomplishing advocacy goals than direct access to decision makers. The findings suggest that interest representation theories and concepts developed in Western societies, despite the differences in political systems, can be useful for explaining China’s advocacy groups’ political activities. Keywords: Chinese politics; interest groups politics in China; citizens’ groups; lobbying strategies; policy-making in China (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:sagope:v:7:y:2017:i:2:p:2158244017713554 Access Statistics for this article More articles in SAGE Open |
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